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Affluence in DG8 8AE

How DG8 8AE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Machars South
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
666 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG8 8AE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG8 8AE area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

48.3% of adults in the DG8 8AE area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 39.9% are retired and 2.9% are full-time students.

DG8 8AEScotland
Employee, full-time21.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.6%11.5%
Self-employed18.3%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student2.9%8.8%
Retired39.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.9%5.2%
Other1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29.6% of adults in the DG8 8AE area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG8 8AEScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.9%21.1%
Intermediate10.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed19%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.8%7.1%
Semi-routine11.6%11.2%
Routine11.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.7%6.8%
Full-time students3.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

28.9% of adults in the DG8 8AE area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 23.5% have no qualifications.

DG8 8AEScotland
Degree level or above28.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship6%7.6%
No qualifications23.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG8 8AE (Machars South) (about 666 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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